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star|struck /stɑː ^r strʌk/ ADJ If you describe someone as starstruck , you mean that they are very interested in and impressed by famous performers, or that they want to be a performer themselves. □  …a starstruck teenager who auditions for a TV dance show.

sta r-studded ADJ [ADJ n] A star-studded show, event, or cast is one that includes a large number of famous performers. [JOURNALISM ] □  …a star-studded production of Hamlet.

start ◆◆◆ /stɑː ^r t/ (starts , starting , started )

1 VERB If you start to do something, you do something that you were not doing before and you continue doing it. □ [V to-inf] John then unlocked the front door and I started to follow him up the stairs. □ [V n/v-ing] It was 1956 when Susanna started the work on the garden. □ [V n/v-ing] She started cleaning the kitchen. [Also V ] ● N‑COUNT Start is also a noun. □  After several starts, she read the report properly.

2 VERB When something starts , or if someone starts it, it takes place from a particular time. □ [V prep] The fire is thought to have started in an upstairs room. □ [V prep] The Great War started in August of that year. □ [V n] All of the passengers started the day with a swim. ● N‑SING Start is also a noun. □ [+ of ] …1918, four years after the start of the Great War. □  She demanded to know why she had not been told from the start.

3 VERB If you start by doing something, or if you start with something, you do that thing first in a series of actions. □ [V + by ] I started by asking about day-care centers. □ [V + with ] He started with a good holiday in Key West, Florida.

4 VERB You use start to say what someone's first job was. For example, if their first job was that of a factory worker, you can say that they started as a factory worker. □ [V + as ] Betty started as a shipping clerk at the clothes factory. ● PHRASAL VERB Start off means the same as start . □ [V P + as ] Mr. Dambar had started off as an assistant to Mrs. Spear's husband.

5 VERB When someone starts something such as a new business, they create it or cause it to begin. □ [V n] Now is probably as good a time as any to start a business. ● PHRASAL VERB Start up means the same as start . □ [V P n] The cost of starting up a day care center for children ranges from $150,000 to $300,000. □ [V n P ] He said what a good idea it would be to start a community magazine up.

6 → see also start-up

7 VERB If you start an engine, car, or machine, or if it starts , it begins to work. □ [V n] He started the car, which hummed smoothly. □ [V ] We were just passing one of the parking bays when a car's engine started. ● PHRASAL VERB Start up means the same as start . □ [V P n] He waited until they went inside the building before starting up the car and driving off. □ [V n P ] Put the key in the ignition and turn it to start the car up. □ [V P ] The engine of the seaplane started up.

8 VERB If you start , your body suddenly moves slightly as a result of surprise or fear. □ [V ] She put the bottle on the table, banging it down hard. He started at the sound. ● N‑COUNT [usu sing] Start is also a noun. □  Sylvia woke with a start. □  He gave a start of surprise and astonishment.

9 → see also head start , false start